WEDNESDAYJUNE 13, 2012104th year, No. 48Sidney, Montanawww.sidneyherald.com75 CENTS

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Bulletin BoardHamburgers in the park

The MonDak Relay for Life teams – Sharp Shooters and Love Birds – are joining forces by serving Hamburg-ers in the Park at Sharbono Park in Fairview.

The event takes place ev-ery Friday June 15 through July 20 from 5-7 p.m.

Cost is $6 for a hamburger, chips, and drinks or $5 for a hot dog, chips and drink.

Happy birthdaysThe Sidney Herald wishes

happy birthday this week to friends Chet Hill, Billy Moody, Britney Klinger, Dan-ny Johnson, Vickie Jo Keller, Madison Kearsly, Mary Wilson, LaShell Rieger, Chad Hastings, Judy M. Wood, Alan Moos, Stacy Findlay Gustafson, Sally Dasinger, Brady Olson, Grace Kelso, Brad Anvik, Ethan Hoff-man, Ashley Leland, Andi Buckley, Amari Grady, Aaron Galvan, Amanda Buettner-Burley, Benjamin Diede, Whitney Klasna, Sarah Tjelde Karst, Jennifer Dahl, Rhonda Cayko, Pamela Arneson, Janet Cook, Pam Walburn, Loretta Starkey, Nate Turner, Debi Robison, Frank Swisse and Andrea Lebsock.

School registrationSidney Public Schools has

registration for new students in all grade levels through-out summer. Register at Central School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Two-wheeled Tuesday All motorcyclists are in-

vited to join the local Lower Yellowstone ABATE mem-bers on the third Tuesday of each month for Two-Wheeled Tuesday. Sidney-area riders will meet in the Pamida parking lot for a 6 p.m.-departure to area eateries. Glendive-area riders will meet at the Albertson’s park-ing lot at 6 p.m. For more information, call chapter coordinator Randy Bald-win at 406-939-3991 or vice coordinator Rob Knotts at 406-774-3778.

pinochlePinochle and hamburgers

at the Moose Lodge at 5:30 p.m. every Monday.

fair seed picturesAre you interested in

completing a seed picture for competition and display at the 2012 Richland County Fair?

The fair board has decided to open this opportunity to individuals and/or groups who are interested.

Contact the fair offi ce at 433-2801 or email jlarson@richland.org to register and receive the guidelines for competition.

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By Bill Vander WeelesIdney HeRaLd

With fond memories in the organizers’ and some of the participants’ minds, the fi rst annual Sherry Whited Memorial Softball Tourna-ment was played throughout Saturday.

The tourney, in honor of the Sidney teacher who was kidnapped and murdered in January, featured 10 teams of both males and females ranging in a wide stretch of ages. Most of the squads played with only fun being their objective. The list of teams included “Sherry’s Girls,” a bunch of girls who just fi nished their freshman year of high school.

“We threw it together really fast. So, I’m happy with the turnout,” Tammy

Pedersen, event organizer, said. “Next year, it will be bigger and better.”

Pedersen, who was a very good friend of Arnold’s, noted, “It started out just because I thought it was a good way to honor Sherry.”

She added that she asked Sherry’s parents, Ron and Sharon Whited, about the idea. “And they said, ‘let’s do it.’ ”

Taking in many of the games, especially the ones involving their grand-daughter, the Whited family enjoyed the day of softball.

“It’s an awesome event in Sherry’s memory,” Sharon said. “It looks like every-body’s having a good time.”

The mother said softball was a joy for Sherry, both as a player and a coach.

“Oh, she could hit it,”

Sharon said. “It’s hard to come out here when she’s not here.”

Pedersen said funds raised Saturday will be used to pur-chase a new scoreboard for one of the fi elds. Sherry Ar-nold’s name will be on the scoreboard. In future years, the funds will go to other needs in the community.

“I defi nitely couldn’t have done it without all the spon-sors,” Pedersen said.

Sponsors included: Sav-age Post Prom Committee, Empire Oil, KFC, Sunrise Equipment, Sidney Liquor, Reynolds Market, Dr. Ben-Youssef, South 40, Sidney Health Center, Richland Pump and Supply, Frontier Heating, Netzer Law Offi ce, Richland County Baseball,

Eagle Oilfi eld Services, Dr. Fink, Golden Eagle Truck-ing, Sunny’s, Farmers Elevator, Pine Ridge Realty, Roundup, Luke Savage, Eagle Foundation, S&L Services, Mitchell’s Oilfi eld Services, Pacifi c Steel and Recycling, Eagle Country Ford, Sugar Refi ners em-ployees, Action Auto, TNT Well Service, M&S Build-ers, Landtech, the Depot, Gene Foss, Video Hot Spot, Pizza House, Dairy Queen, Healthy Smiles, Eastmont, Reese and Ray’s IGA, Taco John’s, Justin Nuveman, Deb Rassier, Food Service of America, Nicole Franklin, Katy Daly, Lance and Kola Miller, Farm Bureau and Jock Stop.

BILL VandeR WeeLe | sIdney HeRaLd

Alexis Dynneson takes a swing.

BILL VandeR WeeLe | sIdney HeRaLd

Colin Moran connects for a hit in the fi rst annual Sherry Whited Arnold Memorial Softball Tournament.

Residents go to bat in memory of sherry arnold

A 49-year-old Sidney man was arrested on three drug-related charges in Sidney Friday.

Anthony R. Alonzo was charged with one count of felony distribution of dangerous drugs, one count of possession of dangerous drugs-methamphetamine, a felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misde-meanor.

Bond was set at $50,000.The arrest came after the

Sidney Police Department, Richland County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and an agent of the Big Muddy Drug Task Force searched Alonzo’s residence on the 200 block of Sixth Street S.E.

“We’ve been working on this case for several months,” Sidney Police Chief Frank DiFonzo said.

After obtaining informa-tion regarding the possibili-ty of a residence where meth was being sold, authorities collected information and interviewed several people.

Because of the informa-tion, a search warrant was issued. Authorities say at this time, it doesn’t appear a meth lab was being conduct-ed at the residence.

The investigation is ongo-ing. DiFonzo said additional charges and arrests may or may not occur.

If found guilty of distrub-tion of dangerous drugs, a person shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not less than two years or more than life and may be fi ned not more than $50,000.

local manarrestedon drugcharges

By loUiSa BarBersIdney HeRaLd

Cathy Fischer closed her eyes as Jill Lloyd, the mou-lage, applied a sticky red makeup to her face shortly before her performance as an accident victim sent to Sidney Health Center’s emergency room.

Sporting a fake contusion-to-the-eye injury, Fischer was joined by a handful of other “victims” early Sat-urday morning, who were reading their parts to learn how they were supposed to act according to their specifi ed gash, abrasion, contusion or internal injury, before being picked up by an ambulance and delivered to the hospital for “treatment.”

The exercises are regular practice for hospital em-ployees to test and improve their abilities to respond to a large-scale catastrophe, such as a natural disaster or a vehicle accident.

Saturday’s scene? A busful of youth headed home from a school event when the bus they were in crashed. There were reportedly multiple injuries and deaths. How well would the emergency room team at the hospital respond? How well can the

hospital manage family assistance and distribute information effi ciently to the public?

After some confusion at the emergency room over

whether this was actually a drill when paramedic Josh King radio’d to describe the “injury” of the fi rst patient on route, a chin abrasion, the ambulance left the Com-

munity Services Building parking lot for a one-minute ETA and headed back a few minutes later, ready for the next “victim.”

The ambulance simulated

multiple ambulances that would actually respond to an actual crisis, running pa-tients from the scene of the “accident,” and staggering

Emergency callemergency roomstaff conductspractice drills

LouIsa BaRBeR | sIdney HeRaLd

Sidney Health Center emergency room staff, from left, Dr. Edward Bergin, respiratory therapist Amy Rapp and Twyla Gustafson, RN, work through an exercise simulating a horrifi c vehicle accident. See video of Saturday’s scenario at www.sidneyherald.com.

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